Arm Injury Claim

Arm Injury Claim: UK lawyer sets out the types of arm injury you can suffer and how much compensation you can claim for each

Arm injury claim: UK solicitor describes the two main types of compensation that can form part of your arm injury claim, the different injuries you can suffer to your forearm and upper arm from a broken arm to an amputation with examples of compensation settlement amounts.

What is an arm injury claim?

Your arm is the limb which extends from your shoulder to your wrist and is made up of the upper arm (extending from your shoulder to your elbow) and the forearm or lower arm (extending from your elbow to your wrist).

Arm injury claim

When doctors refer to your arm - they will normally be referring to your upper arm, but the common usage of the word in everyday society includes the upper arm and the forearm.

The upper arm includes one major bone known as the humerus and various muscles, ligaments and tendons. Two of the major muscles are the biceps (on the inside of your arm) and the triceps (on the outside of your arm).

The forearm has two major bones known as the ulna and radius and consists of various muscles, ligaments and tendons.

I have written separate pages describing compensation amounts for an elbow injury and a wrist injury

If you suffer an injury to your arm as a result of an accident or due to some form of medical negligence - whether it be a broken or fractured bone, torn ligament or tendon or soft tissue muscle damage - you might be entitled to make an "arm injury claim" for compensation against the person considered as a matter of law to be responsible for your injury.

You should consult with a solicitor as to whether someone is "legally responsible" for your injury - the law in the UK is designed to protect innocent accident victims in many ways - most of which you probably not be aware of.

For example, if you buy a new cycle bike and that bike malfunctions causing an injury to your arm - the manufacturer of the bike will be legally liable for a defective product. You only need to show that the bike was faulty and the manufacturer will be "strictly liable" for injuries caused - in other words you do not have to show how the manufacturer was at fault or how the defect occurred - only that the defect did occur and the manufacturer will be legally liable to pay your arm injury claim for compensation.